At the Easter Sunday signing of a Sacred Covenant between the Kamloops First Nation and two Catholic bishops, Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller quoted former Chief Manny Jules: “One cannot … Continued
Last August, the absence of human remains following excavations at Manitoba’s former Pine Creek Indian Residential school attracted international attention in the form of a highly critical article in the … Continued
This feels like a time to be remembered for Catholic journalism in Canada. At the end of September, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops re-opened the doors of its annual … Continued
The incoming president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has served notice that so-called Medical Assistance in Dying is a no-go for institutions and associations the operate under the … Continued
Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith says he left an international conference on Indigenous-Church relations “very encouraged,” but cautioned the Washington, D.C., event was one step on a long path ahead. “We … Continued
A Muslim imam urged Canada’s Catholic bishops at their annual plenary assembly to speak out for “moral rights,” while also being counselled by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines … Continued
Sean Murphy has what he considers a clear way through the tangle between the House of Commons and Senate over Liberal government legislation to expand Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). … Continued
It might be going a tad too far to say overstatement is killing us democratically. Hyperbole, thy name in politics has been true since the world’s second-oldest profession followed the … Continued
In a crucial free speech ruling last month, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the Constitution prohibits forcing people to say what they do not believe. Here in Canada, a … Continued
This week, the campus evangelical group Catholic Christian Outreach begins a cross-country veneration of bones from Saint Francis Xavier. Convivium’s Peter Stockland asks CCO co-founder Angèle Regnier why. Catholic Christian Outreach … Continued